Collar-button.



(3'. E. BROWN.

7 COLLAR BUTTON. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 8, 191a.

mmwwm Patented Feb. 116, 1915.

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CARL 1E1. BRQWN, 0F COLUMBUS, QHIIEO,-

ASSIGNOB, fltt) DELTON "I. EDGE, OF BELLEVUE,

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COLLAR-BUTTON.

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Application filed January 8,1913. Serial No. 740,829.

To all whom it may concern:

lBe it'lmown that 1,.CARL E. -BROWN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of ()hio, haveinvented a new and useful Collar-Button, of which the following is;

a specification.

The present inventionappertams to collar buttons, and has'for its objectto pro-.

vide a collar button for attaching the collar to the collar band of ashirt at the back of the neck which shall be thin and fiat so as to liein a comfortable position so as not would be liable to result inaggravation and irritation as is incident to the use of the ordinarycollar button; to provide a collar button which may be readily passedthrough the button holes of the collar band and collar withoutstretching or tearing the same, and which shall not permit of theaccidental detachment of the collar from the collar band while the endsof the collar are at tached to the front collar button, but which shallpermit the collar to readily drop off or become detached when once theends of the collar are unbuttoned from the front-collar button; and toprovide a button of the character indicated which shall lie flatly inposition so as to permit the necktie to slip more readily around thecollar, and so as to permit the collar of the coat or outer garment torest flatly against the collar without the usual hump caused by theordinary collar button.

Withthe foregoing general objects outlined,iand other objects in view,the pres ent invention resides inthe peculiar configuration of a flat orsheet metal collar button hereinafter described and claimed, it beingunderstood that the present invention is susceptible of slightalterations in its deent invention.

Referring specifically to the drawing, the present collar button isfashioned from a flat plate of sheet metal, of suitable gage andquality, and has been generally designated by the numeral 3. This collarbutton embodies an elongated body 4, having its edges parallel, anelongated head 5, and a neck 6 connecting the adjacent edges of the headand body, the neck being located midway between the ends of the body.The body and head are arranged close together and each of them is of alength longer than the button hole to which the collar button isapplicable. This head 5 has one end only extended, approximatelyparallel with the body 4 to form a tip 8, the inner edge 9 of the headbeing parallel with the adjoining edge of thebody, while the outer edge10 of the head converges toward the inner edge thereof from the roundedbutt end 7 to the tip 8 of the head, whereby the head is slightlytapered toward its tip. Thehead 5 has itstip .8 extended so that the tipproand the edges of the neck being curved so as to gently merge or blendinto the adj oining edges of the body and head. The butt end 7 of thehead projects only slightly from the neck .6 and terminates short of therespective end of the body, to form a heel.

The collar button, as a whole, is extremely simple and is devoid ofcorners or other objectionable projections, and may be readily stampedfrom sheet metal with but a single operation. The collar button may beconstructed from various materials, and may be suitably plated orfinished for the purpose of appearance and wear.

In use, as illustrated in Fig. '1, the body 4 is engagedwithin thecollar band B of the shirt S with the neck 6 passing through the buttonhole to bring the head 5 on the exterior of the collarband. This collarbutton may be readily applied to the collar band, by raising the outerflap of the collar band, in which event, the tip 8 of the head may bereadily inserted outwardly through the button hole, and after the headhas been completely passed through the button hole, the body 4 may beswung upwardly within the two flaps of the collar band, so as to lieflatly within the collar band and against the upper edge or seamthereof. Thus, the collar button is held flatly in position, the bodybeing disposed flatly Within the collar band, and the head thereof lyingflatly against the outer flap. The collar C may be readily attached tothe collar button, by first passing the rear buttonhole of the collar.over the tip of the head, and then moving the collar in such a positionthat the head will completely pass through the button hole, in whichevent, the ends of the collar may be attached to the front collar buttonin the usual manner. When the collar has thus been attached to the rearcollar button it will still lie in its flat position, so as to eliminateany pressure on the neck, and thereby avoid any aggravation orirritation, which is incident to the use of the ordinary collar button,the present collar button being very comfortable and being unnoticeablewhen worn. The particular formation of the head 5 prevents the same fromdisengaging the button-hole of the collar, it not being possible Whilethe ends of the collar are attached to the front collar button, todetach-the collar from the rear collar button, let alone the fact, thatan accidental or casual detachment of the collar cannot result. Inpractice, the tip of the head is preferably disposed so as to projecttoward the last attached end of the collar, which position of the headmost effectively carries out the results desired. The present collarbutton in seating flatly in position will also permit the necktie to bereadily slid in the collar, and will also permit the coat collar orouter garment to fit flatly against the collar C Without producing theusual hump caused by the ordinary collar button. This collar button maybe readily engaged through the button holes without stretching ortearing them, and is otherwise of advantage, as Will be apparent tothose versed in the art.

What is claimed is A flat collar button embodying an elongated bodyhaving parallel edges, an elongated head parallel therewith, and a neckconnecting the adjacent edges of the body and head, the body and headbeing arranged close together and the neck being located midway betweenthe ends of the body, one end of the head being extended to form a tipprojecting beyond the respective end of the body, and the other end ofthe head projecting only slightly from the neck and terminating short ofthe respective end of the body and being formed to provide a roundedheel, the head being tapered from the heel to its tip.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CAR-L E. BROWN.

WVitnesses:

H. J. (3001:, M. VAN SICKLE.

